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Kim Jong Un's military escort

The Associated Press analyzes official North Korean pronouncements on Kim Jong Un:

North Korea on Friday credited new leader Kim Jong Un with spearheading past nuclear testing, as it adds to a growing personality cult that portrays the young son of late leader Kim Jong Il as a confident military commander.

The North's official Uriminzokkiri website said that Kim "frightened" the country's enemies by commanding nuclear testing in the past. North Korea tested nuclear devices in 2006 and 2009, but the website didn't specify which tests Kim oversaw. Read the full story.